Bibframe Work
TitleJewel Book of the Duchess Anna of BavariaOther Titles (e.g. Variant)Kleinodienbuch der Herzogin Anna von BayernTypeTextMonographSubject1552 to 1555Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria, 1528-1579IlluminationsJewelryMielich, Hans, 1516-1573PlaceGermanyCould not render: bflc:marcKey bf:code Notelanguage: Content in German.SummaryThis unique manuscript was commissioned in 1552 by Duke Albrecht V of Bavaria, the founder of what is today the Bavarian State Library. The manuscript is an inventory of the jewelry owned by the duke and his wife, Duchess Anna, a member of the Habsburg dynasty and a daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I. The work contains 110 magnificent drawings by the Munich court painter Hans Mielich. One of the most impressive of these drawings is the front page miniature showing Albrecht and Anna playing chess, with Albrecht portrayed as a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Because of its outstanding importance as a work of art, the manuscript was kept in the private ducal and electoral Chamber of Artifacts for almost three centuries-long after the originals of the jewelry depicted had been lost. Only in 1843 was the work presented to the Bavarian State Library by King Ludwig I.Authorized Access PointJewel Book of the Duchess Anna of Bavaria